Modernising Sweet Potato Breeding in West Africa
A series of five online meetings would be holding from May 27 to June 9, 2020, to discuss ways of mo...
Blog: COVID-19 has Further Complicated Access to Quality Seeds; Experts Suggest Ways to Ease the Burden on Farmers
Contributors: Yacouba Diallo; Fidélia Bohissou; Hippolyte Affognon; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana Th...
2020 Forecast Predicts a Shortage of Certified Seed
There is going be a shortfall of certified maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, and groundnuts seeds in t...
“Burkina Faso Can Reduce Import of Rice,” Researcher
Rice is one of the primary staple food in the Sahel and across West Africa. Its sustainable producti...
Responding to COVID-19: ECOWAS Touts CORAF-Led Ebola Seed Delivery as Response Model
Six years ago, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone were severely hit by an unprecedented Ebola epidemi...
West Africa Fertilizer Watch
Due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), governments all over the globe have pla...
CORAF Adjusting Priorities to Tackle COVID-19
In response to a recent call by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West Afri...
New Rice Varieties to Boost Production
Four new rice varieties are now available to farmers across West Africa thanks to research efforts f...
New Project Aimed at Breeding Climate-Smart Varieties to be Launched
A new project aimed at strengthening the resilience of rural communities in the Sahel to climate cha...
New Hopes for West African Farmers as Actors Reset Strategies
For decades, a myriad of actors made access to quality inputs to farmers, their primary mission. But...